Apple Gives Legal Middle Finger to DOJ Challenge on Apple’s July Discovery Win
Marcus Mendes at 9to5Mac has a fun update on U.S. v. Apple , the ill-considered antitrust case started by the Biden administration. A bunch of what the DOJ argues are anticompetitive features in Apple’s platforms, Apple argues are in fact privacy and security related. Back in July Apple won a big discovery ruling — Apple asked for documents from 14 federal agencies — including the CIA, FBI,…
The U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) challenge to Apple's July discovery win is met with a defiant response from the tech giant. Apple's legal team argues that the features in question are essential for privacy and security, a point they have been making since the inception of the ill-considered antitrust case by the Biden administration.
In July, Apple secured a major discovery ruling, allowing them to view the reasons why federal agencies such as the CIA, FBI, Department of Defense, NSA, and State Department purchase iPhones, iPads, and Macintosh computers. The DOJ's attempt to overturn this ruling with a lengthy complaint is now met with Apple's own retort, asserting that the order should remain intact and demanding the DOJ to prepare to argue in court that implementing such features is unlawful.
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